Iron holder



July 19, 1932. R SHULZKE 1,867,768

IRON HOLDER Filed Feb. 10. 1930 have? w I f F i 5 5 INVENTOR I ,Qickar'd F kulzke A TTORNEY Patented July 19, 1932 RICHARD F. SCHULZKE,

OF PORTLAND, OREGON IRON HOLDER Application filed 'February 10, 1930. Serial No. 427,228.

My invention relates to iron holders for ironing boards and has for its particular object the provision of an iron holder of simple outline, which is thus inexpensive to manufacture and one which is easily installed upon the board, which does not interfere with the ironing operation and which, when installed, functions as a partial protector for the end of the ironing board.

A more specific object of my invention is to provide a folding ironing table with a convenient iron holder arranged at one end of the board, which iron holder is adapted to serve as a convenient gripping element for manipulating the parts of the board and has a wearing plate upon such end for protecting the surface of the board when the table is arranged upon end when being set up and collapsed.

This application embodies in part the matter divided out of my co-pending applica tion for patent entitled Ironing table, filed June 21, 1928 by myself, which application bears Serial No. 287,161, and in part is a continuation and improvement upon the device shown lnsuch applicatlon.

The details of construction and operation of an ironing table embodying my invention and the details of the iron holder are illustrated in the accompanying, drawing, in which: 7

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of such table with the collapsible support shown extended and with portions broken away to show the looking device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of such table looking from the underside with the support for such table shown collapsed against the underside of the board;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, perspective View of my improved iron holder taken in a vertical plane extending longitudinally of the board and adjacent one edge of said holder; and

. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, sectional view thereof takensubstantially on the line l-l in Fig. 3.

An ironing table embodying my improved iron holder comprises a board a mounted upon a. collapsible support. Such support vpivot pin 70.

comprisesa rear leg structure 6, composed of two spaced members 5 connected by two l'lOIlzontal slats c and 0- and reinforced by slats c2 and 03 extending substantially longitudinally of such leg structure, and a diagonal 65 crutch (Z, also made up of two converging members 0?. Such members] 6 andd are pivotally connected to the rear end of the ironing board, being fastened thereto by cleats 6 depending from the under surface of such board and extending substantially longitudinally thereof. A shaft or pivot pin f I extends transversely of such board thru such cleats and serves as a common .pivot connection for the ends of both such members I) and d. The converging members of the diagonal crutch d are secured at their point of convergence by a threaded screw 9 and are spaced apart adjacent such screw by a spacer it. Near the diverging end of such crutch is another spacer k.- Between such spacers h and h are two spaced guide rods 71 extending laterally of such crutch and defining a groove a" between them. A jointed brace'member 3' serves to hold the various members of the ironing board in rigid extended position and theends of such jointed brace members are pivotally fastened'to the under surface of the boarda, and the leg b respectively, The pivotal connection between the end of the jointed brace member j and'the board a is made thru two downwardly depending cleats is fastened to the under surface of the board a at substantially its middle. Such cleatsare connected to the end of the member 7' thru a 1;

The opposite end of such jointed brace member 7' is connected to the leg I) by a pivot pin Z extending thru such end and thru the reinforcing slat members 0 .and 0. One element j of such jointed brace member extends substantially horizontally when the table is arranged in set-up position and extends thru the groove 2'. The other element 7'2 of such brace member extends substantially vertically and such members j and '2 are connected by an integral fitting m. Such fitting m is substantially U-shaped in section, thus forming a channel, and such fitting m straddles the member 7', the webs m of such fitting extending downwardly along nails.

the sides of the member. Such webs are substantially longer than the thickness of the member j and the portions extended beyond the undersurface of such member carry a bayonet joint n therein. The member j is cut away at n in registration with the portions of such joint n, which overlies such member 7". Upstanding integral ears m2 are arranged upon the back of such fitting and a pivot pin 0 extends thru such ears and thru the member 9'2 to pivotally connect the members of such jointed brace. Such bayonet joint n is adapted to engage the lowermost rod 2' defining the groove 2" when the parts are arranged in set-up position, and a springlike keeper 1) also engages such lowermost rod z and holdsthe same in the portion n of such bayonet joint. Such keeper preferably is made of a spring-like leaf carried by the member j. Two screws 9 fasten such keeper to the member j, the screw 9 being adjustable to vary the pressure exerted by such keeper and thus to vary the amount of pres sure, necessary to unseat the member 11 and to collapse the table.

A recess 1" is formed at the rear end of the ironing board a, entering such end approximately equi-distant from the sides thereof. A marginal shoulder sis formed about such recess and heat-resisting material 2?, such for example as asbestos, is arranged upon such shoulders.

My improved holder u is carried in such recess with the outstanding edges supported upon such heat-resisting material and recessed so that the upperface of the iron holder is substantially flush with the active surface of the ironing board a. Nails '2) fasten the iron holder in place in such recess.

Such iron holder M has a depressed portion a formed therein forming a receptacle for the iron. The end a2 of such holder extends downwardly over the end of the ironing board a and is bent back upon itself to engage the undersurface thereof, as is shown in Fig. 2, thus virtually clamping the ironing board between the two spaced parallel portions. Such iron holder is made of an integral stamping and the portions are arranged so that the burrs formed by such stamping can be arranged to face the ironing board both on the top as well as on the bottom and thus such iron holder does not have to be dressed to remove such burr, which is quite sharp. This is one of the more important advantages attained by the bending over of the rear portion of the iron holder. Such bent over portion 112 also serves solidly to connect the iron holder to the board without depending upon Such iron holder frequently is used as a gripping element for moving such iron board about, when setting up or collapsing the table and thus unless such iron holder is securely fastened to the board it will be unseated. Unseating permits the asbestos or other heat-resisting material to shift from off the shoulder and to become lost so that the heat transmitted by the metal iron holder at chars the wood and destroys its seat in the board.

hen arranging the table to be set up or collapsed, the table is supported upon the squared end of the board and thus the portion a2, which substantially encircles the end of the board, serves as a wearing element to protect the wooden portion of the board.

I claim:

1. In an ironing board having a shouldered recess entering from one edge portion, an iron holder arranged in said recess and engaging the shouldered portion thereof, said iron holder comprising an integral receptacle depending into the recess, having one edge extending across the open side of said recess, overlying the sides of the latter, depending downwardly, and terminating in an inwardly extending return flange thereby engaging the under surface of the board, and means extending thru the holder and into the shouldered portion of the board holding said inwardly extending flange against lateral dis placement.

2. In an ironing board having a shouldered recess entering from one edge portion, an iron holder arranged in said recess and engaging the shouldered portion thereof, said holder comprising an integral receptacle depending into the recess, having one edge extending across the open side of said recess, overlying the sides of the latter, de-

pending downwardly, and terminating in an inwardly extending return flange thereby engaging the under surface of the board, separate heat resisting material covering said shouldered portionof the recess upon which the iron holder is seated, said inwardly ex tending flange thereby preventing said holder from being lifted upwardly from the shouldered portion to release said heat resisting material.

3. In an ironing board providedwith a recess in one edge portion thereof, a metallic iron holder overlying said recess, means securing said holder to the upper face of said board adjacent the edges of said recess, said iron holder including a downwardly inclined flange extending over the edge of said board and spanning said recess, said flange terminating in an inturned portion engaging in clamping relation the under surface of said board at the sides of said recess.

4. In an ironing board provided with a recess in one edge portion thereof, a metallic iron holder overlying said recess, means securing said holder to the upper face of said board adjacent the edges of said recess said iron holder including a downwardly inclined flange extending over the edge of said board and spanning said recess, said flange terminating in an inturned portion engaging 1n clamping relation the under surface of said board at the sides of said recess, said holder being unsecured to the edge of said board.

5. In an ironing board provided with a recess in one edge portion thereof, a metallic iron holder overlying said recess, means securing said holder to the upper face of said board adjacent the edges of said recess, said iron holder including a downwardly inclined flange extending over the edge of said board and spanning said recess, said flange terminating in an inturned portion engaging in clamping relation the under surface of said board at the sides of said recess and a sharp marginal burr formed upon the face of said holder opposing the faces and edge of said board, which burris sheathed by said board under the influence of the securing means for said holder.

In testimony whereof he has affixed his signature:

RICHARD F. SCHULZKE. 

